[Fallon’s POV]My body burns. Groaning, I attempt to move, but stop as something stabs into my wrists and ankles, keeping me from actually going anywhere.Eyes flying open, I stare up at a billowy red canopy attached to four golden posts that hold up a large, luxurious bed."What the hell?" I hiss, blinking a few times to clear my slightly blurred vision. "Where…"‘Mateo,’ Anika’s voice whispers in my mind. ‘We are back with Mateo.’Mateo… The name sets fear racing through me. Ignoring the pain that radiates from the spiked cuffs that rest against my skin, I fight, trying with all my might to break free.‘Don’t fight it,’ Anika urges, causing more alarm to rush through me. ‘Just give in.’"Like hell, I’ll do that!"Panic beginning to flare, I let my eyes scan the room around me, taking in the blood-red walls that hold portraits of scantily clad women rubbing themselves against a man that too closely resembles Parker.‘This is the man you’re in love with?’ I snap, showing her the image
[Fallon’s POV]I don’t waste anymore time as I begin to move, swimming as fast as I can in the opposite direction of the ship that is threatening to drown me. However, before I can get far enough away, something wraps around my ankle.Thinking it may be rope or some other object from the ship, I turn in time to see a beautiful woman with glowing blue eyes staring at me. Her lips that are turned up in a smile are a dark blue, and her hair resembles seaweed.‘Siren,’ Anika hisses, startling me. ‘You need to get free, NOW!’Nodding, I kick out in hopes of loosening the siren's grip, but it simply tightens, and her nails, which hadn’t penetrated my skin before, sink deep into it.Pain shoots through me from the ocean water seeping into the freshly formed wounds, causing another hiss to escape me.‘Anika,’ I call, realizing just how useless I am without Artemis. ‘I need to power your powers again.’‘Why not just let me take over?’ Anika tries. ‘Wouldn’t that…’‘No!’ I snap, cutting her off
[Fineon’s POV]I stare at Ramone, trying to figure out if I actually heard him correctly or not.She wasn’t in the Glacies… That bastard Parker was no longer in the Glacies… Then where in hell did he go?Unable to control the sudden rage I felt towards my mate, who was somewhere that I didn’t know having goddess knew what done to her, I started to thrash against my bindings."Hey! Calm down!" Ramone hisses, attempting to hold me down. "You’re not fully healed yet!""I don’t give a damn!"Ignoring his words, I continue to move, fighting to get free so I could go find Fallon. Every minute she wasn’t here was a minute that she could be... No, I couldn’t think of any of that. There was no fucking way Parker would hurt her, right?"GET THESE FUCKING STRAPS OFF OF ME!" I snarl when I’m unable to break them myself. "FALLON NEEDS ME!""If you keep fighting like that, you’ll be useless."Freezing, I snap my gaze towards the door where Gale and the big brute are entering. Both looked exhausted,
[Fallon’s POV]"You look like shit. Did you know that?"Letting out a huff, I roll my eyes, not bothering to respond to Hindrick’s jab."Sorry," I huff. "You caught me at a bad time."At my words, Hindrick lets out a laugh while I watch in annoyance."You about done?" I ask, realizing that the ocean beneath us is growing closer. "If so, we should probably get off this ship.""Right, right," Hindrick responds through chuckles. "Let’s go."Nodding, I begin to move but stop as all my muscles scream at me. Wincing, I attempt to take a tentative step, only to stumble."You!" Hindrick snaps, reaching out and catching me. "Really did a number on yourself."Trying not to be annoyed by his disapproving tone, I shook myself free of his grip."I’m fine," I insisted, trying to move again."Sure you are."A yelp of shock escapes me as Hindrick scoops me into his arms and begins to move, making his way to the side of the ship. Before I can ask him where he is going, he leaps, leaving us to plummet
[Fallon’s POV]"What of the prisoners?"Even though I knew that the prisoners on Fulgor Island were the worst of the worst criminals, I still couldn’t justify leaving them for dead."Evacuations are being planned," Rosa responds. "This isn't anything you should have to worry about."Nodding, I continue to watch the island while my feeling of foreboding continues to grow.No matter how much I tried to conclude that this was nothing, I somehow knew that it was, and with each passing minute, more images of that damn vision continued to appear."We should help with it," I announce."I think they’ve got it handled," Rosa insists. "Our mission is to find the leaders of Reiki Island and request their assistance in saving the infected members of Fire Rose.""It wouldn’t take long to help," I argue. "Anyway, it will take longer for others to get there, and we are the closest currently.""It isn’t my call," Rosa sighs, deciding not to argue with me. "In the end, it is up to the prince."Nodding
[Fallon’s POV]My blood runs cold as the woman’s name hits me like a ton of bricks. Armia… The very woman who almost destroyed the continent in her plot to help Princess Talia and her mate take over each kingdom and pack. Everyone that I held near and dear was almost killed by this bitch, but wasn’t she supposed to be in Fulgor prison?As this thought hits me, realization dawns."No," I gasp, my eyes growing wide. "Don’t tell me.""My, you’re a smart girl!" Armia giggles, getting up from her seat. "Unlike your mother and father."Biting back my immediate response, I keep my gaze fixed on Armia as she makes her way toward me. When she plops down on the bed beside me, I try my best to scoot as far away as I can, but I find that isn’t much given Hindrick’s ridiculous attempt to trap me."How did you get on the ship unnoticed?"Shouldn’t Hindrick and the others have been able to feel her?"I guess you aren’t as smart as I thought."Lifting a hand, Armia touches my cheek, digging a blood-
[Fallon’s POV]"HINDRICK!"A surge of power rushes through me as I snap my gaze from the unmoving Rosa to Hindrick, who is still standing bewildered. Something needed to be done, otherwise I feared that Armia would make Hindrick do something he regretted."SNAP OUT OF IT!"As the words leave my lips, power explodes from within me and slams into Hindrick, sending him stumbling backward and putting distance between him and Armia."Wha...?" he groans, seeming to finally wake up. "What the hell?"A growl of anger escapes Armia as she turns to face me. Her eyes, which had been dark before, glowed a dangerous red."You," she hisses, lifting a finger and pointing at me. "How did you?""Who the hell are you?"In one switch motion, Hindrick strikes out, grabbing Armia by her throat and lifting. Letting out a laugh, Armia grabs Hindrick’s wrists and squeezes."My dear grandson," she giggles, causing a look of shock to flash in Hindrick’s eyes. "Would you really kill your own flesh and blood?""
[Fineon’s POV]The next day, I woke up early to a commotion going on downstairs. Just from the rise and fall of voices and the tense energy I felt radiating around me, I knew that something serious had happened.Fallon was the only thought that hit me, causing my heart to begin to race. Had something happened to her?Unable to remain in bed, I slowly got up and found that I had some feeling back in my legs.Taking a tentative step, I began to move, making my way out of my room and down the long hall that led toward where all the noise was happening.When I rounded the corner, I found Tyler, Elleric, the big brute, and Ramone all standing together with serious looks on their faces.Bracing myself, I clear my throat, making my presence known, and waited until all their eyes came to rest on me."What’s wrong?" I ask, hoping that it wasn’t involving my mate. "Did something happen?""About that," Elleric responds slowly, "it seems that Mount Malum has become active.""Mount Malum?" I repea